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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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